ดีเด่
dii-dèeMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
good; admirable (usually sarcastic or dismissive)
good or admirable, typically used sarcastically or in negative expressions to deny that someone or something has any particular merit
Examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)รางวัลraang-wanรางวัลraang-wan1prize; award2reward3bounty (offered reward)นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilดีเด่dii-dèeดีเด่dii-dèegood; admirable (usually sarcastic or dismissive)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current year
My younger brother received the school's outstanding student award this year.
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แผนการตลาดpɛ̌ɛn-gaan-dtà-làatที่tîiคุณkunเสนอsà-nə̌əนั้นnánดีเด่dii-dèeมากmâakเราraoน่าจะnâa-jàลองทำlɔɔng-tamตามดูdtaam-duu
The marketing plan you proposed is excellent; we should probably try to follow it.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoได้รับdâi-rápรางวัลraang-wanสถานประกอบการsà-tǎan-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanดีเด่dii-dèeด้านdâanความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganสามsǎamปีซ้อนbpii-sɔ́ɔn
Our company has received the outstanding workplace award for safety for three consecutive years.
ผลงานpŏn ngaanการวิจัยgaan wí-jaiของเขาkŏng kăoถือว่าtĕuu wâaดีเด่dee dèhในnaiแวดวงวิชาการwâet-wong wí-chaa-gaanและláeสร้างsâangคุณประโยชน์kun-nà-bprà-yòhtอย่างมหาศาลyàang má-hăa-săan
His research is considered outstanding in academic circles and has created enormous benefits.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ดีเด่dii-dèeดีเด่dii-dèegood; admirable (usually sarcastic or dismissive)good; admirable (usually sarcastic or dismissive)Word